Bangladesh
2 minors drown in Sirajganj pond
Sirajganj, Nov 10 (UNB) – Two minor boys drowned while bathing in a pond at Rooppur village in Shahjadpur municipality area on Saturday evening.
Superstar Shakib Khan to seek AL nomination
Dhaka, Nov 10 (UNB) - Dhallywood superstar Shakib Khan is going to collect nomination form from Awami League on Sunday to contest in the upcoming 11th parliamentary election scheduled to be held on December 23.
College girl found with her throat slit in Cox’s Bazar
Cox’s Bazar, Nov 10 (UNB) – A college girl was found with her throat slit at her house at Charpara village in Ukhia Upazila on Saturday.
SUST team clinches ICPC 2018 title
Shahjalal University, Nov 11 (UNB) – A team of Shahjalal University of Science of Technology (SUST) titled ‘SUST Descifrador’ emerged as Dhaka Zone Champion of International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) 2018.
Sherpur minor suffers hot iron shock to his rectum, one held
Sherpur, Nov 10 (UNB) – Police arrested a tea stall owner allegedly for shocking a five-year old boy with a hot iron rod into his rectum at Rubbardum village in Nalitabari upazila on Saturday.
UNSG’s ambassador visits Rohingyas in Shalbagan camp
Cox’s Bazar, Nov 10 (UNB) - Ambassador of United Nations Secretary General for Rohingya affairs Cristin S Bargner visited the Shalbagan Rohingya camp of Cox’s Bazar on Saturday morning.
Indigenous woman gang-raped in Sherpur, youth held
Sherpur, Nov 10 (UNB) - A woman of the Garo community was reportedly gang-raped by two young men at Kharamora village in Sribardi Upazila.
Cumilla principal recommended for UNESCO ICT prize
Cumilla, Nov 10 (UNB) – A college principal has been recommended for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) prize in education.
Youth held with 3 firearms in Tangail
Tangail, Nov 10 (UNB) - Police in a drive on Friday night arrested a young man along with three firearms, 65 rounds bullet, four magazines and 400 bottles of Phensedyl from his residence in Bus Stand area of Ghatail Municipality.
Gas supply situation slightly improves in Ctg
Dhaka, Nov 10 (UNB) – The gas supply situation in Chattogram has slightly improved following some measures taken by the authorities concerned.
According to official sources, the areas under the Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited (KGDCL) have been getting about 230 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd), up by about 30 mmcfd from last week’s supply.
“Gas supply to all the four power plants and one fertilizer factory has been suspended and additional supply of about 30 mmcfd gas was diverted from the national gas network to Chattogram region,” Engineer Khaiz Ahmed Mozumder, Managing Director of KGDCL, told UNB on Saturday evening.
He also informed that gas pressure has substantially improved in the CNG refueling stations as well as ovens in residential areas from Friday.
The gas consumers, mainly in Dhaka and Chattogram, have been experiencing crisis since November 3 following a technical fault in the supply pipeline of the Moheshkhali LNG terminal.
Officials said an emergency valve of the offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Moheskhali stopped functioning following the leakage of fluid. As a result, the supply of 330 mmcfd to the national gas network came to a halt triggering a crisis in the gas supply.
However, the major setback occurred in Chattogram area as supply witnessed a drastic fall as gas distribution decreased to 200 mmcfd from 390 mmcfd.
After such reduction in gas supply, the pressure came to a low level in CNG gas refueling stations and ovens in the residences in the port city.
Dhaka city also experienced crisis due to the supply reduction from the LNG terminal in Moheshkhali.
The imported LNG supply to Chattogram began on August 18 and Chattogram region started receiving increased supply.
The power plants, which were shut down following the gas crisis include Raojan Power Plant, Shikalbaha Power Plant, and the fertilizer factory is Chattogram Urea Fertiliser Factory Ltd (CUFL).